First, the amount of money paid to Division I coaches is obscene. And by the way, why do they need to be given cars, golf memberships and other perks on top of those millions of dollars?

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In addition, while academic and athletic incentives may be appropriate, Hurley will get paid tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars for meeting those incentive criteria.

However, for Hurley to get paid that extra money, he's not the only one that will have to do well -- at he top of that list are the players, who will have to work harder both on and off the court (to say nothing of the professors and others who will undoubtedly work more, ultimately for Hurley's benefit).

The inequity of the situation is pretty obvious, but the solution shouldn't involve eliminating coaches' incentives. The solution should involve diverting some of the millions that goes to the coaches and start compensating the players.